1 And know, Jacob, that your seed shall be strangers in a strange land, and men will mistreat them with slavery and beat them daily; but the Lord will judge the people whom they serve.⁠a 2 When a king arises and fights, then there will be to that place (another reading: when the Most High gives his judgment to that place, he will lead out) then your seed, Israel, will go out of slavery to the Gentiles who ruled over them with violence, and will be set free from all the scorn of their enemies. 3 For this king is the head of every revenge and retribution of those who attack you, Israel, at the end of the age. 4 For the miserable will rise and cry, and the Lord hears them, and will be softened, and the mighty lets himself pity their sufferings, because the angels and archangels pour out their prayers for the saving of your race. 5 Then their women will bear much fruit, and then the Lord will fight for your race.